,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,durbin introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,budget  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prioritize funding for an   
expanded and sustained national         
investment in basic science research4   
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,american ,innovation ,act4
  #b4 ,cap adjustment  7a7 ,in general  
,section #bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced  
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4            
#ija7;b77#b77 is amended--  7#a7 by     
redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as      
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subparagraph 7,c71 the  
following3  7,d7 ,basic science research
  7i7 ,national ,science ,foundation ,if
 a bill or joint resolution making      
appropriations for a fiscal year is     
enacted that specifies amounts for the  
,national ,science ,foundation1 then the

 adjustments for that fiscal year shall 
be the amount of additional new budget  
authority provided in that ,act for such
 programs for that fiscal year1 but     
shall not exceed--  7,i7 for fiscal year
 #bjaf1 #cig1jjj1jjj in additional new  
budget authority2  7,,ii7 for fiscal    
year #bjag1 #hca1jjj1jjj in additional  
new budget authority2  7,,iii7 for      
fiscal year #bjah1 #a1bge1jjj1jjj in    
additional new budget authority2  7,,iv7
 for fiscal year #bjai1 #a1gfe1jjj1jjj  
in additional new budget authority2     
7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbj1             
#b1bij1jjj1jjj in additional new budget 
authority2 and  7,,vi7 for fiscal year  
#bjba1 #b1hfg1jjj1jjj in additional new 
budget authority4  7ii7 ,department of  
,energy ,office of ,science ,if a bill  
or joint resolution making              
appropriations for a fiscal year is     
enacted that specifies amounts for the  
,office of ,science of the ,department  
of ,energy1 then the adjustments for    
that fiscal year shall be the amount of 

additional new budget authority provided
 in that ,act for such programs for that
 fiscal year1 but shall not exceed--    
7,i7 for fiscal year #bjaf1 #bge1jjj1jjj
 in additional new budget authority2    
7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjag1           
#eff1jjj1jjj in additional new budget   
authority2  7,,iii7 for fiscal year     
#bjah1 #hfg1jjj1jjj in additional new   
budget authority2  7,,iv7 for fiscal    
year #bjai1 #a1aih1jjj1jjj in additional
 new budget authority2  7,v7 for fiscal 
year #bjbj1 #a1eee1jjj1jjj in additional
 new budget authority2 and  7,,vi7 for  
fiscal year #bjba1 #a1idf1jjj1jjj in    
additional new budget authority4  7iii7 
,department of ,defense science and     
technology programs ,if a bill or joint 
resolution making appropriations for a  
fiscal year is enacted that specifies   
amounts for the ,department of ,defense 
science and technology programs1 then   
the adjustments for that fiscal year    
shall be the amount of additional new   
budget authority provided in that ,act  

for such programs for that fiscal year1 
but shall not exceed--  7,i7 for fiscal 
year #bjaf1 #fcf1jjj1jjj in additional  
new budget authority2  7,,ii7 for fiscal
 year #bjag1 #a1cji1jjj1jjj in          
additional new budget authority2        
7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjah1          
#b1jjg1jjj1jjj in additional new budget 
authority2  7,,iv7 for fiscal year      
#bjai1 #b1ggc1jjj1jjj in additional new 
budget authority2  7,v7 for fiscal year 
#bjbj1 #c1fjc1jjj1jjj in additional new 
budget authority2 and  7,,vi7 for fiscal
 year #bjba1 #d1eab1jjj1jjj in          
additional new budget authority4  7iv7  
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,scientific and ,technical  
,research and ,services ,if a bill or   
joint resolution making appropriations  
for a fiscal year is enacted that       
specifies amounts for the ,scientific   
and ,technical ,research and ,services  
within the ,national ,institute of      
,standards and ,technology of the       
,department of ,commerce1 then the      

adjustments for that fiscal year shall  
be the amount of additional new budget  
authority provided in that ,act for such
 programs for that fiscal year1 but     
shall not exceed--  7,i7 for fiscal year
 #bjaf1 #ca1jjj1jjj in additional new   
budget authority2  7,,ii7 for fiscal    
year #bjag1 #fb1jjj1jjj in additional   
new budget authority2  7,,iii7 for      
fiscal year #bjah1 #if1jjj1jjj in       
additional new budget authority2  7,,iv7
 for fiscal year #bjai1 #acb1jjj1jjj in 
additional new budget authority2  7,v7  
for fiscal year #bjbj1 #agc1jjj1jjj in  
additional new budget authority2 and    
7,,vi7 for fiscal year #bjba1           
#baf1jjj1jjj in additional new budget   
authority4  7v7 ,national ,aeronautics  
and ,space ,administration ,science     
,directorate ,if a bill or joint        
resolution making appropriations for a  
fiscal year is enacted that specifies   
amounts for the ,science ,mission       
,directorate of the ,national           
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration1

 then the adjustments for that fiscal   
year shall be the amount of additional  
new budget authority provided in that   
,act for such program for that fiscal   
year1 but shall not exceed--  7,i7 for  
fiscal year #bjaf1 #bfg1jjj1jjj in      
additional new budget authority2  7,,ii7
 for fiscal year #bjag1 #eei1jjj1jjj in 
additional new budget authority2        
7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjah1          
#hgf1jjj1jjj in additional new budget   
authority2  7,,iv7 for fiscal year      
#bjai1 #a1bbb1jjj1jjj in additional new 
budget authority2  7,v7 for fiscal year 
#bjbj1 #a1eih1jjj1jjj in additional new 
budget authority2 and  7,,vi7 for fiscal
 year #bjba1 #b1jjf1jjj1jjj in          
additional new budget authority4  7vi7  
,definitions ,as used in this           
subparagraph3 7,i7 ,additional new      
budget authority ,the term additional   
new budget authority means--  7aa7 with 
respect to the ,national ,science       
,foundation1 the amount provided for a  
fiscal year1 in excess of the amount    

provided in fiscal year #bjae1 in an    
appropriation ,act and specified to     
support the ,national ,science          
,foundation2  7bb7 with respect to the  
,department of ,energy ,office of       
,science1 the amount provided for a     
fiscal year1 in excess of the amount    
provided in fiscal year #bjae1 in an    
appropriation ,act and specified to     
support the ,department of ,energy      
,office of ,science2  7cc7 with respect 
to the ,department of ,defense ,science 
and ,technology ,programs1 the amount   
provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of
 the amount provided in fiscal year     
#bjae1 in an appropriation ,act and     
specified to support the ,department of 
,defense ,science and ,technology       
,programs2  7dd7 with respect to the    
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,scientific and ,technical  
,research ,services1 the amount provided
 for a fiscal year1 in excess of the    
amount provided in fiscal year #bjae1 in
 an appropriation ,act and specified to 

support the ,national ,institute of     
,standards and ,technology ,scientific  
and ,technical ,research ,services2 and 
7ee7 with respect to the ,national      
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,science ,directorate1 the amount       
provided for a fiscal year1 in excess of
 the amount provided in fiscal year     
#bjae1 in an appropriation ,act and     
specified to support the ,national      
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,science ,directorate4  7,,ii7 ,national
 ,science ,foundation ,the term         
,national ,science ,foundation means the
 appropriations accounts that support   
the various institutes1 offices1 and    
centers that make up the ,national      
,science ,foundation4  7,,iii7          
,department of ,energy ,office of       
,science ,the term ,department of       
,energy ,office of ,science means the   
appropriations accounts that support the
 various institutes1 offices1 and       
centers that make up the ,department of 
,energy ,office of ,science4  7,,iv7    

,department of ,defense ,science and    
,technology programs ,the term          
,department of ,defense ,science and    
,technology programs means the          
appropriations accounts that support the
 various institutes1 offices1 and       
centers that make up the ,department of 
,defense ,science and ,technology       
programs4  7,v7 ,national ,institute of 
,standards and ,technology ,scientific  
and ,technical ,research and ,services  
,the term ,national ,institute of       
,standards and ,technology ,scientific  
and ,technical ,research and ,services  
means the appropriations accounts that  
support the various institutes1 offices1
 and centers that make up the ,national 
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,scientific and ,technical ,research   
and ,services4  7,,vi7 ,national        
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,science ,directorate ,the term         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration ,science ,directorate   
means the appropriations accounts that  

support the various institutes1 offices1
 and centers that make up the ,national 
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,science ,directorate4  4  7b7 ,funding 
,there are hereby authorized to be      
appropriated-- 7#a7 for the ,national   
,science ,foundation1 the amounts       
provided for under clause 7i7 of such   
section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of    
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjba1 and   
such sums as may be necessary for each  
subsequent fiscal year2  7#b7 for the   
,department of ,energy ,office of       
,sciences1 the amounts provided for     
under clause 7ii7 of such section       
#bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal     
years #bjaf through #bjba1 and such sums
 as may be necessary for each subsequent
 fiscal year2  7#c7 for the ,department 
of ,defense ,science and ,technology    
programs1 the amounts provided for under
 clause 7iii7 of such section           
#bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal     
years #bjaf through #bjba1 and such sums
 as may be necessary for each subsequent

 fiscal year2  7#d7 for the ,national   
,institute of ,standards and ,technology
 ,scientific and ,technical ,research   
and ,services1 the amounts provided for 
under clause 7iv7 of such section       
#bea7;b77#b77;,d7 in each of fiscal     
years #bjaf through #bjba1 and such sums
 as may be necessary for each subsequent
 fiscal year2 and  7#e7 for the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration ,science ,directorate1  
the amounts provided for under clause   
7iv7 of such section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7  
in each of fiscal years #bjaf through   
#bjba1 and such sums as may be necessary
 for each subsequent fiscal year4  7c7  
,minimum ,continued ,funding            
,requirement ,amounts appropriated for  
each of the programs and agencies       
described in section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7  
of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency 
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7as     
added by subsection 7a77 for each of    
fiscal years #bjaf through #bjba1 and   
each subsequent fiscal year1 shall not  

be less than the amounts appropriated   
for such programs and agencies for      
fiscal year #bjae4  7d7 ,exemption of   
certain appropriations from             
sequestration  7#a7 ,in general ,section
 #bee7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,balanced     
,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control
 ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;g77#a77;,a77  
is amended by inserting after ,advances 
to the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund and   
,other ,funds 7#af-jcbg-j-a-fjj74 the   
following3  ,appropriations under the   
,american ,innovation ,act4  4  7#b7    
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
this section shall apply to any         
sequestration order issued under the    
,balanced ,budget and ,emergency        
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 on or after the 
date of enactment of this ,act4